Book 1: Time Of Our Lives

Chapter 16: Founder's Party

Lockwood Residence

The Founder's Party.

Tyler: Uh, let's go this way.

Vicki: Why?

Tyler: Line's too long. We can go around back. Come on, party's in the back.

Salvatore Boarding House

Zach: That was his favorite scotch. I'm sorry, I thought it would work.

Stefan: I wasn't counting on it.

Zach: You knew it would fail?

Stefan: Did what I wanted. It lowered his guard. He won't expect me to try again so soon.

Zach: I doubled what I put in the scotch.

Gilbert Residence

Elena is getting ready for the party. She takes the pocket watch and gives it back to Jeremy.

Giselle: (see Elena leaves the room and knocks on the window)

Jeremy looks at the pocket watch in his hand before putting it in his pocket and opens the window.

Giselle: hey (kiss him)

Jeremy: hey what are you doing here sneaking through the window? You know can just come from the front door

Giselle: I know, so you ready to go to the Flounder Day party.

Jeremy: um... yeah about that...

Giselle: what?

Jeremy: I change my mind

Giselle: (hurt voice) w-what???

Jeremy: I'm sorry Giselle I just can't...

Giselle: oh, this is about Vicky huh

Jeremy: no I just can't and you have to understand that

Giselle: (bites bottom lip nods and looks away) fine, see you later Jeremy

Jeremy: Giselle come on don't be like that Giselle

Giselle: be like what Jeremy. I understand you like Vicky more than me, it's either her or me...

Jeremy just looks at her without giving her an answer.

Giselle: fine I'll just do it for you then, goodbye Jeremy.

Giselle crawls back out of the window without Jeremy trying to stop her from leaving.

Lockwood Residence

Elena and Stefan arrive.

Elena: Hi, Mayor Lockwood

Mr. Lockwood: Hey. Hey, guys, come on in.

Stefan: Thank you.

Sheriff Forbes: Where's your dad?

Caroline: Memphis.

Sheriff Forbes: Good.

Caroline: With Steven.

Stefan kisses Elena on the cheek. Damon watches them, looking slightly jealous.

Elena is looking at her parent's wedding rings. Stefan comes up behind her.

Stefan: Your parents?

Elena: There's a lot of history here.

Elena is reading the first registry.

Elena: "The founding families in Mystic Falls welcomes you to the inaugural founder's council celebration." Wow, look, it's the original guest registry. Look at all these familiar names—Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood. Is that Damon Salvatore? And, Stefan Salvatore?